JAMB COMMENDS MR PRESIDENT FOR NEWLY LICENSED TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS, ROLLS OUT ADMISSION GUIDELINES, CAPS, AND IBASS
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for approving the establishment of new tertiary institutions in Nigeria. The Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, made this commendation during an interactive meeting with principal officers of newly established, upgraded, and adopted universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education across the country on April 14, 2025, in Abuja.
Prof. Oloyede noted that the approval of 67 new higher institutions, comprising 22 universities, 33 polytechnics and mono-technics, and 12 colleges of education between late 2024 and 2025, demonstrates President Tinubu’s commitment to expanding access to tertiary education in Nigeria.
The interactive session was organized to introduce the institutions to the regulatory framework guiding admission processes on the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) and the operations of the Integrated Brochure and Syllabus System (IBASS). According to Prof. Oloyede, JAMB, as part of its regulatory mandate, oversees admissions into all tertiary institutions in Nigeria in collaboration with regulatory bodies such as the National Universities Commission (NUC), National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), professional bodies, and tertiary institutions.
He stated, “It is due to your late entry into the session that JAMB deemed it necessary to hold this interactive meeting with you.” Prof. Oloyede urged the institutions to avoid conducting illegal admissions or engaging in any infractions, emphasizing that there would be no room for regularization or confinement of such admissions. All admissions must be processed through the automated Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS).
Introduced in 2017, CAPS automates and streamlines admission processes, while IBASS, launched in 2018, facilitates communication among regulatory bodies and enables candidates to check their eligibility for academic programs. Prof. Oloyede emphasized, “CAPS ensures transparency, fairness, and integrity in the admission process. Any institution attempting to bypass this platform risks having such admissions nullified.”
He further explained that CAPS and IBASS have replaced paper-based processes and are now equipped with institutional mail services, serving as JAMB’s sole official communication channel with institutions and regulatory bodies. Only academic programs approved by regulatory bodies will be activated on the JAMB platform, and Prof. Oloyede urged institutions yet to comply to do so promptly.
He informed attendees that JAMB had created accounts for them on both platforms and advised their delegated handlers to safeguard their passwords, as heads of institutions would be held liable for any infractions committed through these platforms.
Goodwill messages were delivered by heads of regulatory institutions, directors from the Federal Ministry of Education, and other critical stakeholders, who commended JAMB for its efficient service delivery and innovations in conducting the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and admissions into Nigeria’s tertiary institutions.
The highlight of the meeting was a live demonstration of the use of CAPS, IBASS, and the institutional mailing system.
credit: MIKE-MEDIA
